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- March 25, 2013
Study Says Medicaid Expansion for All States Would Pay Hospitals More By 2022
Read moreAccording to a study by the Urban Institute funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, states that expand Medicaid could see $2.59 gained in Medicaid revenue for every private insurance dollar lost. Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), states have the option to raise the income eligibility mark for...
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Improving Quality and Patient Safety for Vulnerable Populations
Read moreDr. Bruce Siegel is the President and CEO of the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems (NAPH), and is a contributor to the Learning Health System Commentary Series of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Roundtable on Value & Science- Driven Health Care. Authored commentaries in the IOM...
- March 25, 2013
Opinion Piece: The ACA is Pushing Physicians to Become Hospital Employees
Read moreIt is estimated that by next year, about 50% of U.S. doctors will be working for a hospital or hospital-owned health system. A recent survey by the Medical Group Management Association, shows a nearly 75% increase in the number of active doctors employed by hospitals or hospital systems since...
- March 25, 2013
Will Medicare Cost Slow Down Close the US Budget Gap?
Read moreNew evidence that the slowdown in healthcare costs over the past five years is happening not only because of a weak economy comes from the Economic Report of the President report, recently released by the President’s Council of Economic Advisers. The report found that if the slowdown were to...
- March 20, 2013
Sequestration: Medicaid EHR Incentive Payments Will NOT be Reduced
Read moreMany of our members have been asking if Sequestration will affect the Medicare EHR incentive payments. In a March 13, 2013 announcement on the CMS EHR Registration and Attestation site CMS states the following: Medicare payments will be reduced by 2% – Medicare payments will be reduced by 2%...
- March 20, 2013
HRSA Offers Free Vouchers for Health IT Professional Examinations
Read moreValidating Core Health IT Knowledge and Skills Voucher Requests End April 1 Are you interested in validating your core Health Information Technology (IT) and skills? Are you a graduate of a community college Health IT program? Are you seeking opportunities to advance your career? Are you a healthcare provider...
- March 15, 2013
Colorado Colorectal Screening Program to Exhibit at the Forum!!
Read moreThe Colorado Colorectal Screening Program will exhibit at the Forum. The program, which began in January of 2006, sought to screen over 11,400 Coloradans by the end of 2010 for colorectal cancer, contributing substantially towards the state’s overall goal of screening 75 percent of the total eligible population. The program...
- March 15, 2013
Osteopathic Doctors May Help Ease Provider Shortage in Rural Areas
Read moreOsteopathic physicians have been around for more than 100 years. But the recent growth in the field of osteopathy, both training facilities and number of graduates, may help reverse a looming shortage of primary-care providers that will hit rural communities especially hard. Osteopathy programs historically have attracted more older...
- March 15, 2013
Application for Benefits Daunting
Read moreAccording to an article in BenefitsPro, applying for benefits under President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul could be as daunting as doing your taxes. The draft of the application was released, and it runs 15 pages for a family of three. Families USA Executive Director, Ron Pollack, expressed concern for...
- March 15, 2013
CO-OP Opportunity for Insurance Coverage
Read moreWhen policy-makers decided not to include a public health insurance option in the Affordable Care Act, they compromised by adding the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) program to the law. Sponsored by consumer groups and other nonprofits, CO-OPs aim to offer consumers more options in states where few...
